Marchesa 2022

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Marchesa 2022

Marchesa 2022 is a 2-day Magic: the Gathering tournament series. Featuring over $2,000 in prizes, join us for our cEDH, Legacy, or Conquest tournaments!

As always, our events are charity events! Marchesa 2022 is raising money for the National Domestic Violence Hotline! Read more about it and the generous donation match on our Donations page!


What: Tournament Magic Weekend - cEDH, Legacy, Conquest

Where: Mox Boarding House Bellevue - 13310 Bel-Red Rd, Bellevue, WA 98005.

When: March 26th and 27th, 2022


*NOTE* Due to venue size restrictions, we must cap tournament admission:
cEDH - 100 players.
Legacy - 64 players.
Conquest - 32 players
Check out our tournament schedule below!


This event is held at Competitive REL. The Competitive EDH and Conquest tournaments will be governed by the policy documents found on our Policy Documents page. These documents will be published no later than March 1st, 2022.

Registration for our Patreon members will open on February 1st, 2022 at 8am PST. Open registration will open on February 10th, 2022 at 8am PST.

Marchesa 2022 will be streamed directly through our Twitch!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Where can I watch the tournament?

Coverage will be provided the day of the event by our own in-house stream!

Stream Schedule - All times listed in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) (UTC-7)


cEDH Group Stage - March 26th

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Pregame Show

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Round 1

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM: Round 2

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Live interviews and game analysis

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Round 3

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Round 4

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Round 5

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM: Playoff announcements, live interviews, and group-stage analysis


cEDH and Legacy Playoffs - March 27th

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Pregame Show

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: cEDH Semifinals

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: cEDH Grand Finals

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Winner Interview and cEDH Wrap-up

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Legacy Round 5

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Legacy Round 6

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Legacy Quarterfinals

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM: Interviews and Variety

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM: Legacy Semifinals

9:00 PM - 10:30 PM: Legacy Finals

10:30 PM - 11:00 PM: Legacy Wrap-up


After the event is over, we will be uploading VODs to our YouTube channel. Check back in for when these are live!

How do I register?

Entry fees for each event are as follows

  • Legacy and cEDH - $60 + processing fees

  • Conquest - $25 + processing fees


Open registration for Marchesa 2022 opens on February 10th, 2022 at 8am PST.

  1. Fill out the registration form below when registration opens:

  2. Pay for your entry. A pay link will be provided once you've completed the registration form.

  3. Once registered and paid, use the !add-deck command in the Monarch Discord Server (Server Invite Link) to add your decklist.

What is the tournament schedule?

All times listed below are in PST. Round times are estimates made by tournament staff and are subject to change.

Meal breaks are a chance for players to eat food and recuperate before their next match. Players will be offered a meal package when registering, or they can go off-site to find food. Either way, players are in charge of being present to their match when the next round begins.

Doors will open on each day at 9:00am PST


Competitive EDH Swiss Rounds, March 26th

  • Round 1 begins - 10:00am

  • Round 2 begins - 11:30am

  • Break for lunch - 1:00pm

  • Round 3 begins - 2:00pm

  • Round 4 begins - 3:30pm

  • Round 5 begins - 5:00pm

  • Dinner - 6:30pm

Competitive EDH Top 16, March 27th

Semifinals begin - 10:00am

Finals begin - 12:00pm


Legacy, March 27th

Round 1 begins - 10:00am

Round 2 begins - 11:00am

Round 3 begins - 12:00pm

Lunch break - 1:00pm

Round 4 begins - 2:00pm

Round 5 begins - 3:00pm

Round 6 begins - 4:00pm

Quarterfinal begins - 5:00pm

Dinner break - 6:30pm

Semifinal begins - 7:30pm

Finals begin - 9:00pm


Conquest, March 27th

Round 1 begins - 3:00pm

Round 2 begins - 4:30pm

Dinner break - 6:00pm

Round 3 begins - 7:00pm

Finals begin - 8:30pm

What is the prize support?

cEDH - $1,000 USD.

Champion - $400

Top 4 - $200


Legacy - $1,200 USD.

Champion - $300

Runner Up - $200

Top 4 - $150

Top 8 - $100


Conquest - $250 USD.

Champion - $100

Top 4 - $50

Are proxies allowed?

Homemade proxy cards and counterfeit cards are not allowed in any Monarch tournaments. The inclusion of any such cards in your deck will result in immediate disqualification. We do not support the production of illegitimate cards.

We understand that most cEDH decks require a significant financial investment, which can be prohibitive for players. Some cards are so expensive that it makes many players uncomfortable to physically play with their authentic cards. With this in mind, we have curated a list of 35 cards that players do not need to bring to our event. These cards were selected due to being uniquely challenging to acquire, or that have significant secondary-market cost.

We have created playtest cards to represent these 35 cards in Monarch Tournaments. If you would like to use playtest cards in any of Monarch's tournaments, your list of cards must be submitted by March 19th, 2022. The playtest card form will be provided to all tournament entrants.

All playtest cards are property of Monarch. Players must return all borrowed playtest cards by 11:00pm, Sunday, March 27th. Failure to do so will be considered theft.

Our goal is to provide the best play experience for the greatest number of players, while maintaining the values of Monarch and Wizards of the Coast.

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Playtest Card List

Colorless

  • Grim Monolith

  • Lion’s Eye Diamond

  • Metalworker

  • Mox Diamond

  • Null Rod

Blue

  • Capture of Jingzhou

  • Copy Artifact

  • Gilded Drake

  • Intuition

  • Power Artifact

  • Time Spiral

  • Timetwister

  • Transmute Artifact

Black

  • Chains of Mephistopheles

  • Imperial Seal

  • Yawgmoth’s Will

Red

  • Fork

  • Wheel of Fortune

Green

  • Earthcraft

  • Survival of the Fittest

Utility Lands

  • Bazaar of Baghdad

  • City of Traitors

  • Gaea’s Cradle

  • Mishra’s Workshop

  • The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Dual Lands

  • Badlands

  • Bayou

  • Plateau

  • Savannah

  • Scrubland

  • Taiga

  • Tropical Island

  • Tundra

  • Underground Sea

  • Volcanic Island

What events are playtest cards allowed in?

Monarch's playtest cards will be allowed in Legacy events and cEDH events at Marchesa 2022.

What is your COVID-19 policy?

  • With the rise of Omicron variant and the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, the safety of our staff and competitors is of the highest priority. In order to protect the health and well-being of event attendees, it will be run in accordance with any COVID-19 health and safety protocols as directed by the venue, municipality, state, and country.

  • All competitors, staff, judges, or anyone else entering an area where a Monarch event is being held must show proof of vaccination. Proof of vaccination is defined as 2 weeks after the second dose in a 2-dose vaccine series or a single-dose vaccine and will be verified upon entrance to the venue. You must present a valid vaccination card to enter the venue.

  • All competitors, staff, judges, or anyone else entering an area where a Monarch event is being held will be required to wear a full face mask that covers the mouth and nose at all times. Masks may be removed temporarily for purposes of eating and drinking.

  • Persons in violation of our mask policy are subject to removal from the event hall. We will be monitoring mask adherence closely.

  • No person may attend if they or a member of their household is exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19.

  • Monarch reserves the right to modify these policies as we see fit up to the day of the event.

What is the refund policy?

If a person is pre-registered for the Marchesa 2022 Tournament at Mox Boarding House Bellueve and is unable to compete for any reason, they must notify Monarch Staff at least 48 hours before the start of the event to be eligible to receive a full refund. Due to our small size, we are unable to refund processing fees taken by our payment clients.

If refunded, fund reimbursement will occur through the original payment client. This process may take up to ten business days.

If the venue is forced to close due to COVID-19 restrictions or any other impending circumstance, all competitors will be eligible for a full refund.

What are the rules of the tournament?

All events at Marchesa 2022 will be held at Competitive Rules Enforcement Level.

Competitive EDH and Conquest events at Marchesa 2022 will be governed by the Multiplayer Supplemental Infraction Procedure Guide and Multiplayer Supplemental Magic Tournament Rules.

All other events at Marchesa 2022 will be governed by the Infraction Procedure Guide and Magic Tournament Rules.